MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. A Russian military police convoy has arrived in Kobani (Ayn al-Arab), a city in northern Syria located close to the Syrian-Turkish border, the Russian Defense Ministry ...

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Whether all this will pay off for Russia, its republics, and Syria remains to be seen. While Russian military police might have strengthened security for now, Aleppo is still under the sway of various ...

A 2018 photo shows a member of the Russian military police standing guard between the portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the outskirts of Damascus.

Syrian and Russian soldiers took part in joint drills at the Tartus naval base in 2022. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday the country’s military ...

The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country.

The resurgence of fighting in Syria has brought into focus the role of foreign powers in the country. Turkey, Iran, Russia and the United States have all deployed troops in Syria since 2011, while ...

Kisel was appointed commander of the Russian military group in Syria in 2024 ... administrative functions in Idlib (e.g., acting as the police), is now trying to present itself as more moderate ...

The U.S. military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two U.S. officials told ...

Russian military police officer Mikhail Elsukov informed that the military police unit has arrived to coordinate joint patrolling with the Turkish military KOBANI /Syria/, October 27. /TASS/.